SNOWBOARD
The full-on snowboard carve... a thing of beauty. GRANT NAKAMURA
TIPS FOR TURNS THAT TURN HEADS: CARVING FOR FORM AND FUN
By Dave Lynch
arving seems to be making a comeback, getting more attention on the hill and being featured in more snowboarding videos. I’m not talking about conservative, dynamic, balanced, and symmetric carved turns you master for TACTIC 1: DROP THE BACK KNEE
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certification. I’m talking about the kind of carving where you’re over-committed, risking it all, and just hoping your edge somehow holds. Te kind of turn that, well, turns heads. I’ve broken down some ways you can achieve this kind of carving yourself, as well as teach it in your more advanced lessons.
100 | 32 DEGREES • FALL 2016
One way to play with carving for style is to simply drop your back knee on your toeside turn. Bend your rear knee as though you’re trying to drag it through the snow (even better if you actually do). To do this, start your toeside carve as you normally do, but as you approach the
apex, keep driving your rear knee toward the snow (photo 1). To get even more flex from your rear
knee, you will probably feel the need to twist your shoulders and hips forward, which may cause a stretched lead hip and a flexed rear hip (photo 2). Dragging your hand a bit might help your balance the first few times. In this position, you are really committed to finishing the turn. Any bump or change in snow condition will probably send you skidding off of your line. But sticking the line is not the goal; the goal is having fun while feeling the carve.
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